- prep: 10 min
- cook: 35 min
- total: 45 min
Summary
Pumpkin carrot cake is moist, dense and sweetly spiced~the perfect Fall dessert!
Ingredients
- CAKE:
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (not a whole can)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened (lite okay)
- 1/4 cup (half of 1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 4454 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 260 g 400.52%
- Saturated Fat: 84 g 418.8%
- Trans Fat: 3 g %
- Cholesterol: 446 mg 148.58%
- Sodium: 2995 mg 124.79%
- Calcium: 474 mg 47.37%
- Potassium: 1435 mg 41%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 10 mg 58.28%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 556 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 15 g 58.12%
- Sugar: 435 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Alcohol: 4 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 15 g
- Vitamin A 634.22%
- Vitamin C 31.27%
- Vitamin D 2.48%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat51
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs28
- Exchange - Starch7
- Exchange - Vegetables2
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total8 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total2 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total4 oz-eq